"I want The Three Bears!"<p>These days parents, caregivers and teachers have lots of options when it comes to fulfilling that request. You can read a picture book, put on a cartoon, play an audiobook, or even ask Alexa.<p>A newly published study gives some insight into what may be happening inside young …

Sometimes a job or career is just not meant to be. If any of these scenarios sound familiar, you might want to think about making a change.<p>While “picking the wrong career is not an uncommon thing,” according to Karen Elizaga, career coach and author of Find Your Sweet Spot, it’s not always easy to …

Perhaps no moment better defines “Arrested Development” than a recent attempt by Tony Hale, who plays the high-strung, blissfully immature (and one-handed) Buster Bluth, to set up a promotional clip on “Conan.”<p>“I don’t even know how to explain this,” Mr. Hale said.<p>The show, created by Mitchell …

"Love was a real thing, I had learned from books. And I wanted it."<p><i>Mama pours milk into the pot. She grabs a box of tea leaves and puts some in. Chai patti, we call it. I don’t know what she does next or how much of each ingredient she adds. I don’t know how long each step is supposed to take, even</i> …

In February, 21 female execs signed a letter calling for the resignation of Grammy's chief Neil Portnow after he told women in the industry to "step up." Five weeks later, the Recording Academy named Time's Up confounder Tina Tchen chair of its newly formed task force to tackle diversity. Is this …

With just a day to go until the biggest (in our opinion) wedding of the year, all eyes are on American actress Meghan Markle and Britain’s Prince Harry, who are set to walk down the aisle at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Saturday.<p>Will Prince William leave early to catch the FA Cup football final? …

The U.S. Embassy in Israel was relocated to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv with a ceremony that featured Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and a video message from President Donald Trump. The move sparked mass protests at the border fence with Gaza by neighboring Palestinians, dozens of whom were then killed …

<i>We at Flipboard are on a mission to inform and inspire the world. In light of that, we read a lot. In this ongoing series, our team shares the best things they’ve read recently—whether it made them smarter, challenged their perspective or just made them laugh when they really needed it—and explains</i> …

<i>Du sprichst Deutsch? Ja? Prima!</i><p>Today, we’re rolling out a new German edition of Flipboard, giving that community more stories, better recommendations and new ways to personalize their Flipboard.<p>The launch continues Flipboard’s focus on Europe. Last fall, our new French edition delivered an …

<i>We at Flipboard are on a mission to inform and inspire the world. In light of that, we read a lot. In this ongoing series, our team shares the best things they’ve read recently—whether it made them smarter, challenged their perspective or just made them laugh when they really needed it—and explains</i> …

President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear accord—a 2015 agreement with Iran aimed at curbing their nuclear capability. He also announced his intention to reinstate economic sanctions against Iran and any foreign company that does business with them.<p>Trump also announced …

President Donald Trump confirmed he reimbursed former personal lawyer Michael Cohen for a $130,000 payment to silence porn actress Stormy Daniels’ claims they had had an affair. However, he insisted he didn’t use election funds. The statement contradicts earlier denials about his knowledge of the …

<i>We at Flipboard are on a mission to inform and inspire the world. In light of that, we read a lot. In this ongoing series, our team shares the best things they’ve read recently—whether it made them smarter, challenged their perspective or just made them laugh when they really needed it—and explains</i> …

A historic one-day summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in led to the announcement that they signed an agreement committing to denuclearization and talks aimed at ending the Korean War.<p>President Donald Trump hosted his first state visit, welcoming …

<i>We at Flipboard are on a mission to inform and inspire the world. In light of that, we read a lot. In this ongoing series, our team shares the best things they’ve read recently—whether it made them smarter, challenged their perspective or just made them laugh when they really needed it—and explains</i> …

<i>No system is foolproof but there are things that can be done to help</i><p>The process of producing, delivering and presenting articles to readers has always involved more people than just journalists. To scale, it has to.<p>At Flipboard, we deliver well over 100,000 stories per day—far too many for even an …

One of the most read categories on Flipboard is technology, and today it’s becoming an even more essential destination for tech insiders, professionals and enthusiasts, thanks to a major injection of new content, a faster way to browse the day’s news, a way to share articles with your team, and …

<i>We at Flipboard are on a mission to inform and inspire the world. In light of that, we read a lot. In this ongoing series, our team shares the best things they’ve read recently—whether it made them smarter, challenged their perspective or just made them laugh when they really needed it—and explains</i> …

<i>Beyonce’s reportedly been practicing for 11 hours a day and has hired 100 dancers for her Coachella debut. After cancelling last year due to her pregnancy, Queen B—and the people!—are ready to hit it in this weekend in the desert. Coachella heralds the start of the summer music festival season, and</i> …

This year's headline-grabbing commencement speeches have been high on thinly veiled critiques of the Trump administration and big on dire warnings about the state of American democracy.<p>Former secretary of state Rex Tillerson cautioned graduates at Virginia Military Institute about the end of …

<b>Emma Brockes on Goodbye, Columbus (1959)</b><p>I fell in love with Neil Klugman, forerunner to Portnoy and hero of Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth’s first novel, in my early 20s – 40 years after the novel was written. Descriptions of Roth’s writing often err towards violence; he is savagely funny, bitingly …

Philip Roth, a prize-winning novelist and frequent Esquire contributor, died Tuesday night at the age of 85. In 2010, on the occasion of his thirty-first book, Esquire's Scott Raab returned to the Newark of Roth's boyhood. And there, on Philip Roth Plaza, he couldn't stop laughing.<p><i>This story first</i> …